Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) Upgraded at Wall Street Zen

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued on Saturday.

Several other brokerages have also commented on KEYS. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Keysight Technologies from $305.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Keysight Technologies in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Keysight Technologies from $300.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Keysight Technologies from $340.00 to $420.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Keysight Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $371.92.

Keysight Technologies Price Performance

Shares of KEYS opened at $336.31 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $57.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.22. Keysight Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $152.85 and a fifty-two week high of $374.96. The business’s 50-day moving average is $346.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $282.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 1.90.

Keysight Technologies (NYSE:KEYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.55. The company had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.71 billion. Keysight Technologies had a return on equity of 21.58% and a net margin of 17.25%.Keysight Technologies’s quarterly revenue was up 31.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.70 earnings per share. Keysight Technologies has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.430-2.490 EPS. Research analysts predict that Keysight Technologies will post 9.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Keysight Technologies

In other news, Director James Cullen sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $346.58, for a total transaction of $1,039,740.00. Following the sale, the director owned 21,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,562,722.18. This trade represents a 12.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.40% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Keysight Technologies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 15.0% during the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 222 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC lifted its stake in Keysight Technologies by 36.1% in the first quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 113 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. grew its holdings in Keysight Technologies by 0.9% during the first quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 3,276 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $925,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the period. KCM Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Keysight Technologies by 1.3% during the 1st quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,333 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $659,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the period. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC boosted its position in Keysight Technologies by 16.5% during the first quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 219 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the period. 84.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Keysight Technologies

Keysight Technologies is a global provider of electronic design, test, measurement and optimization solutions for communications, electronics and related industries. The company was formed as a corporate spin-off from Agilent Technologies in 2014; its origins trace back to the electronic measurement business that was part of Hewlett‑Packard before Agilent. Keysight develops hardware and software used throughout the product development lifecycle, from design and simulation to prototype validation and manufacturing test.

Keysight’s product portfolio includes electronic test and measurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, network and spectrum analyzers, signal generators, vector network analyzers and modular PXI-based systems, together with software platforms for simulation, automated test and data analysis.